Sorry if someone has already reported this-- I went back 4 pages or so, and did not see anything, but I could easily have missed it.

Occasionally, I am getting REALLY long load times on Skyrim-- usually if I Fast Travel or if it is the first time I have moved outdoors in a while. No idea if that is an actual issue, or just a coincidence.

Regardless, it seems that ctrl+alt+del, and then opening Task Manager resolves this issue, and the game finishes loading instantly.

Is anyone else having this issue, or is it only me? If so, would someone else mind checking this out, and seeing if it works as a solution for them?